HealthCare Notes

1/30/16

Bernie Sanders Vows to Crack Down on Greedy Corporate Tax Dodgers

Bernie Sanders Vows to Crack Down on Greedy Corporate Tax Dodgers

"Singling out what he dubs the "top 10 corporate tax dodgers," Bernie Sanders on Friday pledged to close loopholes that let huge corporations avoid paying their fair share in taxes.  The list (pdf) includes General Electric, Boeing, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Merck, and notes that several of the companies' CEOs, even as they sit on massive retirement savings, want to raise the eligibility age for—and make significant cuts to—social safety net programs like Medicare and Social Security."